Editing Republican Guard (France) (section)

==History==
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[[File:France, 1848 (NYPL b14896507-1636669) - garde républicaine de Paris - octobre 1848 (cropped).tiff|thumb|left|Early uniforms of the Republican Guard (1848)]]
The Republican Guard is the heir of the various bodies that preceded it in the course of French and Parisian history and whose task was to honor and protect the high authorities of the State and the capital city – ''Gardes Françaises'' of the French kings, Consular and [[Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)|Imperial Guard]] of [[Napoleon]], etc. Its name derives from the Municipal Guard of Paris, established on 12 Vendémiaire XI (October 4, 1802) by Napoleon Bonaparte. This unit distinguished itself in battles of historical significance, including Danzig and Friedland in 1807, Alcolea in 1808 and Burgos in 1812.

In 1813, the Municipal Guard was dissolved following [[Malet coup of 1812|the attempted coup]] of General [[Claude François de Malet|Malet]] and replaced by the Imperial Gendarmerie of Paris and then, under the [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Restoration]], the Royal Guard of Paris and the Royal Mounted Police of Paris. In 1830, it was recreated, but after the Revolution of 1848, it was removed in favor of the Civic Guard (which proved to be a transient institution).

In June 1848, under the [[French Second Republic|Second Republic]], the Republican Guard of Paris was created, including an infantry regiment and a regiment of cavalry. On February 1, 1849, president [[Napoleon III|Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte]] made the Guard a part of the [[National Gendarmerie]]. It received its insignia on July 14, 1880.

The Republican Guard did not take part in [[World War I]] as a unit, but more than one third of its personnel were seconded to Army regiments for the duration of the conflict. As a consequence, its flag and banner are decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honour. During [[World War II]], it reported to the police headquarters and took the name of Guard of Paris. Part of its staff rallied to General de Gaulle, and the Guard was involved in fighting alongside the [[French Forces of the Interior|FFI]] during the [[liberation of Paris]].

From 1947 to 1954, the Republican Guard took part in the [[First Indochina War|Indochina War]] by sending three "Legions of March", which were mainly assigned to the training of allied indigenous troops and to the defense of certain places. The three legions, comprising a constant workforce of nearly 3,000 men, suffered heavy losses (more than 600 dead and 1,500 wounded during the conflict), which earned it the [[Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures|Croix de Guerre TOE]]. In 1954, the Republican Guard was renamed as the [[Mobile Gendarmerie]] and the Republican Guard of Paris became the Republican Guard. Both organizations were then and still remain part of the same branch in the French Gendarmerie. 

In 1978, President [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] gave the Guard it new insignias on 11 November 1979 when the infantry regiment was split into the current two separate regiments. [[Michèle Alliot-Marie]], Minister of Defence, said in October 2002: "The Republican Guard has a popularity that transcends borders", and it contributes "to the splendour of the French military and France."<ref>[[:fr:Garde républicaine (France)#Histoire]]</ref>